Constructing Personality Tests to Meet a Structural Criterion: Application of the Interpersonal Circumplex

ABSTRACT Construct validation of personality tests begins when items are selected according to substantive and structural postulates; nevertheless, substance has generally been emphasized to the neglect of structure. The present approach shows how a structural model—the interpersonal circumplex—coul...

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Published in:Journal of personality 1993-06, Vol.61 (2), p.237-263
Main Author: Gurtman, Michael B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
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Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Interpersonal influence
Personality
Personality tests
Personality. Affectivity
Psychological tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Structure
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Summary:ABSTRACT Construct validation of personality tests begins when items are selected according to substantive and structural postulates; nevertheless, substance has generally been emphasized to the neglect of structure. The present approach shows how a structural model—the interpersonal circumplex—could be used to ensure that test items for measures of interpersonal problems (e.g., loneliness, nonassertiveness) faithfully mirror the theoretical characteristics of their constructs. New item statistics are derived with applicability to item analysis and test construction, and the equivalence of item‐curve fitting and circumplex scoring is illuminated.
ISSN:0022-3506
1467-6494
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1993.tb01033.x